News & Analysis as of

Consumer Financial Products › Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) › Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

A&O Shearman

UK FCA consults on BNPL rules for 15 July 2026

A&O Shearman on

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published consultation paper CP25/23, alongside a press release and new webpage, setting out its proposed rules for regulating Deferred Payment Credit (DPC), commonly known as Buy...more

Hogan Lovells

BNPL: Buy Now, Regulate in 2026 - FCA publishes proposals

Hogan Lovells on

Key takeaways The FCA has published details of the ‘proportionate’, ‘flexible’ and outcomes-focused conduct regime it is proposing for newly regulated BNPL agreements. These include a pragmatic approach to documentation and a...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

UK Government Sets Out Next Steps on BNPL Regulation

Latham & Watkins LLP on

On 19 May 2025, HM Treasury published its consultation response on the regulation of certain buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) products, setting out its final position, and laid a draft statutory instrument before Parliament to effect...more

Hogan Lovells

FCA Annual Work Programme 2025/26: A work plan reflecting the UK government’s pro-growth mission

Hogan Lovells on

Motor finance, mortgage rule review work and Consumer Duty feature prominently in the work plans for this strategic priority. Firms should note that the FCA includes a warning in relation to the Duty that, where necessary, it...more

A&O Shearman

Buy-now, pay-later: what the future will (and might) hold for the sector

A&O Shearman on

KEY POINTS - - On the face of it buy-now, pay-later (BNPL), as an interest and charge free credit facility, appears low risk but couple its ready availability with the fact that it comes without any of the protections...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Proposes New Approach To Regulate ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Market Amid Rising Consumer Debt Concerns

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on

In the UK, 14 million people used “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) at least once in the six months leading up to January 2023. Frequent users were more than four times as likely as other consumers to have missed a payment on a...more

Hogan Lovells

Buy-Now Pay-Later reform: UK government publishes updated proposals – now over to the FCA

Hogan Lovells on

HM Treasury has published its long-awaited response to the February 2023 consultation on its proposed approach to bringing Buy-Now Pay-Later (BNPL) within the FCA’s regulatory perimeter. The government is clear that “swift...more

A&O Shearman

Buy Now, Pay Later regulation – the wait is (nearly) over

A&O Shearman on

It has been a long time in gestation but finally, over three and a half years after the Woolard Review highlighted the potential risks of unregulated, but easily available, interest free credit facilities, we have the...more

White & Case LLP

Sector trends - September 2024: Consumer Finance

White & Case LLP on

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024 — Consumer Finance - Current market: Inflexion point for UK & European consumer lending - We are seeing: Significant consolidation activity: ...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Is the Customer Always Right? PE in Focus as Regulators Tighten Grip on Consumer Facing Companies

Latham & Watkins LLP on

Consumer-facing companies face an increasingly complex UK regulatory landscape as multiple regulators place the spotlight on consumer rights and protections. A raft of new legislation is set to impact businesses and PE...more

10 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide